What is most likely to happen to a population of mice that becomes isolated on an island?

Isolation prevents the island mice from regularly breeding with the mainland population. Over time, natural selection can favor different traits in groups of mice that use different island niches, eventually leading to multiple distinct species. Choice B is less likely because one new species would not necessarily adapt to every niche, while D overlooks the effects of reproductive isolation.

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